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Brinjal displayed for sale at a retail outlet in Thrissur in Kerala. File Photo: K.K. Mustafah.
Hopefully, high-precision farming also means the usage of all inputs and water only as much as is required!
STAFF REPORTER / The hindu.
The high profit between Rs.75,000 to Rs.1.5 lakh annually from one acre of cultivation of plantain, chilli, tomato, cucumber, brinjal and capsicum has lured large number of farmers to switch over to high-tech precision agriculture or farming in the State particularly in Chittur taluk of the District.
Now nearly 1000 farmers have taken up precision agriculture in the State and 700 of them are in Palakkad district.
In Chittur 10 Kudumbasree units had taken up precision agriculture.
Perumatty and Pattancherry Grama Panchayats have submitted Rs.1.75 crore projects under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana for this novel scheme.
Objective
The objective of precision agriculture is the optimization of input use to facilitate maximum output helping to save valuable resources like water and energy.
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